Woodmuir Colliery

Information

Woodmuir Colliery at the village of Breich was nicknamed the Blinky, after Blinkbonny, a nearby mining hamlet that housed some of its miners.  It opened in 1896, and was taken over by the major coal company, United Collieries, in 1902.   

Source: http://www.addiewellheritage.org.uk/page_id__37_path__0p21p35p37p32p17p.aspx

Mining in the area : https://scottishshale.co.uk/places/estates/woodmuir-lands/

Woodmuir No. 5 and 6 : https://scottishshale.co.uk/places/estates/blackhill-wc-lands/ 

Recording

The image and video were taken, flying eastwards from Breich village, on 5/3/23.